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3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.
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- Three Shipping-Cost Coding Rounds, All RepeatsStripe · Data Engineer · Technical Screen · Feb 2025
This company is still tough — the interview pace is tight, very practical, and it's mainly evaluating your coding ability, system design, and culture fit. Let me briefly go over one of my Stripe VO rounds; it was pretty intense. The interviewer opened with a bit of small talk where we introduced ourselves, then he described what he does at Stripe and walked through the overall interview process.…
- Two Rounds, Rejected Three Weeks LaterGoogle · Data Scientist · Onsite · Feb 2025Rejected
I got pulled back in and then had two rounds. Interviewed in early January. The first round was coding. Three questions — I don't fully remember all the details. One was something like: you're given a random generator that can produce a uniform sample in (0,1), and you need to write a function that returns a 2-D uniform sample in the square (-1,1) x (-1,1). Treat the random generator as a functio…
- A Streak-Counting Problem, Then Straight Into BehavioralGoogle · Data Scientist · Technical Screen · Jan 2025
The technical interview was with an interviewer who showed up a little late. After introducing themselves, they went straight into coding. Count the number of segments in an event sequence that satisfy the "super streak" condition. The conditions: the number of consecutive events of the same type must be >= N, the gap between adjacent events must be = X. Walk…
- Aurora Innovation Software Engineer 60 to 90 minute Python CoderPadAurora Innovation · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jan 2025
My interview process had five steps in a clear order, so the timeline was easy to follow. It began with an online Python CoderPad homework assignment that took about 60 to 90 minutes. After that, I had a 30-minute hiring manager interview. Next came a short prep call with the recruiter, followed by a two-hour virtual interview. The final step was the offer decision, and it didn't go my way. What…
- Datavant Software Engineer interview: CSV debugging and a 2.5-hour virtual onsiteDatavant · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jan 2025
A friendly recruiter started the process and explained each step during the call and in follow-up emails. The interviewers used CoderPad, and I appreciated that the process felt structured and respectful. The 45-minute technical screen focused on debugging. I worked with code that loaded and modified data from a CSV, then worked through failing test cases until they passed. After that, I had a hi…
- Hardcore Technical From C/C++ to SV/UVM, Almost No Behavioral QuestionsApple · ASIC Design Verification Engineer · Onsite · Jan 2025Offer
Hi everyone! The job search grind is finally over, and I landed the offer I wanted. Along the way I read countless useful posts from people who came before me on this forum, and I learned a lot from them. Today I want to give back and summarize the interview experience and high-frequency topics that I and the friends around me ran into applying for ASIC Design Verification (DV) roles in North Ame…
- Phone Screen and a Tough Senior PM Case RoundBytedance · Product Manager · Onsite · Jan 2025Rejected
These are some interview questions from memory. If there's a follow-up I'll keep updating this. Phone Screening (~15 minutes) Self-introduction Asked how my experience matched the role Asked about my willingness to relocate Asked about salary My turn to ask questions Business Round 1 - Senior PM (~40 minutes) Self-introduction Asked what I did at Company A Dug deep into the projects I worked on a…
- Round One, All Behavioral and Math, No CodingWorldQuant · Quantitative Researcher · Intern · Technical Screen · Jan 2025
Hiring process There are three rounds of interviews in total. This is round one. Behavioral questions Self-introduction Why WorldQuant? Why do you want to do Quant? Introduce your most relevant project Future plans Vague goals vs. specific goals Math questions First question: the child-birth problem A country has a rule: every family keeps having children until the last child is a boy, then they…
- A Hardcore Stats Screen With the Hiring ManagerUpstart · Data Scientist · Senior+ · Technical Screen · Dec 2024In progress
In Q4 2024 a recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn about a staff DS role at their company. After a quick chat we scheduled a one-hour screen with the Hiring Manager (the ML Applications Director). After a short self-introduction we got into the first part. He asked me to walk him through a project at work where I needed to measure impact but couldn't launch an experiment. I gave him the backgro…
- Lucid Motors Software Engineer interview: functional safety concerns and a month-long recruiter delayLucid Motors · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Nov 2024
Early on, the process seemed to be moving, but the ending was abrupt and frustrating. I interviewed for a functional safety team and asked about the team. The response wasn't very clear, which made me uneasy. When I looked into it, I noticed that people didn't seem to stay in the role for long. That felt like a red flag, so I decided not to continue after the hiring manager conversation. Separate…
- Stubhub Software Engineer interview: six-year requirement for the senior SWE trackStubhub · Software Engineer · Senior+ · Nov 2024Withdrew
I reached out through LinkedIn and eventually connected with the company. The process started normally, but I soon learned that senior-level roles required six or more years of experience. I considered myself a senior engineer, but I didn’t meet the experience requirement for the senior SWE track. Because of that policy, I didn’t move forward and withdrew from the process. The hard cutoff felt ol…
- A Take-Home on Predicting Seller IntentSquarespace · Data Scientist · Senior+ · Onsite · Oct 2024
Timeline & standard rounds The whole process ran from mid-November to mid-December, about a month. Round 1: Recruiter Screen (30 minutes) Standard behavioral questions and background introduction. Round 2: HM Screen (30 minutes) Talked with a Software Engineering Manager. Mainly dug into past project experience, cross-team collaboration experience, and assessed culture fit. Round 3: Technical int…
- Passed Every Round Within 3 Hours, Skip-Level Manager Round NextByteDance · Product Manager · Technical Screen · Oct 2024In progress
New here, sharing my fresh interview experience from the last few days. Gotta say, ByteDance's efficiency is really something — for every round, I got notified I passed just 3 hours after the interview ended. Want to ask everyone on the forum: what should I watch out for in the +2 skip-level manager interview? Product Manager round (very short, ~15 min questions) Self-introduction My most success…
- Recruiter Says Passing Round One Doesn't Guarantee a Second InterviewVisa · Product Manager · Technical Screen · Oct 2024In progress
10/10 phone screen with Visa. At the start, the recruiter first confirmed my visa type, whether I need sponsorship, whether I could do hybrid at least two days a week, and confirmed there's no relocation sponsorship — then the actual questions started. Tell me about yourself Why do you want to apply for this position How do you make the product roadmap — tell me about your experience working on a…
- Notion Labs Solutions Engineer onsite and presentationNotion Labs · Solutions Engineer · HR Screen · Sep 2024
My process had enough moving pieces to feel like a real campaign rather than just a couple of interviews. I started with recruiter and early screens that were fairly organized. The recruiter prepared me and kept me updated, even when the schedule slowed down because people were out of the office. After the onsite, there was an additional leadership conversation and reference checks, and the recru…
- Trexquant Investment Quantitative Analyst interview: week-long Python assessmentTrexquant Investment · Quantitative Analyst · Online Assessment · Aug 2024
My first step was a week-long Python coding assessment. It was essentially one algorithmic problem that I had to solve in code. Compared with the effort people often describe for roles like this, it felt one-dimensional. Honestly, it seemed to test little beyond whether I could get through the task quickly. After that, I reached what felt like the real interview stage and eventually had a convers…
- A Recruiter Who Forgot They Recruited MeCapital One · Product Analyst · HR Screen · Jul 2024In progress
In early July, a recruiter reached out to me proactively on LinkedIn, asking if I was interested, and said that if I was, they wanted to talk to me as soon as possible, as soon as possible, as soon as possible. I said sure, and figured the day after next would work. They vanished. Four or five days later, at 6pm, they called me directly out of nowhere (probably because my LinkedIn settings let re…
- Chainlink Labs Software Engineer, NDA and lengthy take-home processChainlink Labs · Software Engineer · Take-home Project · Jul 2024
From the beginning, what stood out was how much time the process required outside the live interviews. I signed an NDA, and at least part of the coding challenge involved a third party. The recruiter was supportive, and the structure sounded transparent, but the later stages made it clear how much of the burden was on me. The biggest surprise was the take-home work. One round was described as pot…
- Circle Internet Financial Software Engineer: pairing directions wasted timeCircle Internet Financial · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2024Rejected
I went through a recruiter and assessment process followed by design, coding, pairing, and behavioral interviews. In the pair-programming portion, I felt the interviewer gave partially incorrect directions, which wasted a large part of the time. After CodeSignal, I had a behavioral and fit round. We discussed what interested me in Circle, my projects, and how I acted under pressure rather than te…
- Two Behavioral Rounds and a Messy Hiring ProcessWalmart Labs · Product Manager · Intern · Technical Screen · Jul 2024Rejected
Hi everyone, hope you're doing well this winter. This is my second post — sharing my interview experience for the Walmart PM Intern position. It seems like there aren't many PM intern write-ups on the forum, let alone for Walmart, so I hope this helps. Interview Experience Timeline: I submitted my resume in mid-October -> got the OA right after submitting -> was notified in late October to schedu…
- Karat Software Engineer interview: written Splunk exam and video problemKarat · Software Engineer · Senior+ · Online Assessment · Jun 2024Rejected
I started with a written exam sent by email. It focused directly on Splunk-related engineering topics. I completed it and thought I had passed, so I moved on to a video round where I solved a problem during the call. Even after that, I couldn't move forward, and the rejection left me more puzzled than informed. What bothered me most was the uncertainty about the role. I didn't know which position…
- Trexquant Investment Quantitative Analyst interview with one Python challengeTrexquant Investment · Quantitative Analyst · Jun 2024
The interview process felt streamlined and medium in difficulty. Much of it focused on my background. They asked many questions about my resume and went deeper into what I’d done. The main technical step was one Python coding challenge. It wasn’t a multi-week ordeal, just a single challenge, and it didn’t feel unusually hard. My impression was that they wanted to see whether I could connect my re…
- Zipline Software Engineer interview rejected over manufacturing experienceZipline · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Jun 2024Rejected
I started with a recruiter call that was genuinely pleasant. She walked me through the process and answered my questions thoroughly. The next round was with the hiring manager, and I felt that went well too. After that, the timeline became exhausting. I followed up for two weeks and then received a rejection. They said I lacked experience with manufacturing and maintenance software. What bothered…
- Brex Frontend Engineer interview with interrupted live codingBrex · Frontend Engineer · Technical Screen · May 2024Rejected
I started with an interview that felt straightforward and respectful, and the recruiter seemed involved and supportive. Then I moved into a technical coding interview where the interviewer repeatedly required me to talk while coding. I found that counterproductive. The constant interruptions made it easy to lose focus and added anxiety to an already stressful live coding environment. I was trying…
- Remitly Frontend Engineer interview with a timed Canditech assessmentRemitly · Frontend Engineer · HR Screen · May 2024
The process started with a recruiter screen, followed by a timed assessment on Canditech that lasted about an hour. The structure was rigid. Each section had its own time limit, and once I finished one, I couldn't return to it. There was no way to practice or get familiar with the platform beforehand, which made the pacing more stressful. I got thrown off immediately because I initially saw only…
- Trexquant Investment Quantitative Analyst interview: Hangman ML projectTrexquant Investment · Quantitative Analyst · Take-home Project · May 2024
I started with the Hangman project, which was also mentioned as one of the stages other people had gone through for this company. It was a take-home coding challenge focused on improving the model's guessing performance. Later, the interviewer asked me directly how I'd make it better. After that, I discussed the project with an interviewer. The conversation was strongly focused on machine learnin…
- Untimed OA Then an HM Phone Screen on Delivery-Driver MetricsAmazon · Product Manager · Technical Screen · May 2024In progress
Sharing my hiring-manager phone screen. I mass-applied to non-tech positions at Amazon, and the recruiter emailed pretty quickly to schedule an OA. After passing the OA, there was a 45-60 minute phone screen with the HM. The OA was a work simulation and work style assessment — there were videos and emails simulating a typical work environment, and it wasn't timed! So just relax and take your time…
- Notion Labs Solutions Engineer interview with a take-home project and panel demoNotion Labs · Solutions Engineer · Technical Screen · Apr 2024Rejected
My process started with a recruiter and then moved through several formal, time-consuming technical steps. I had a hiring manager screen, a conversation with a teammate, and an extensive take-home project that ended with a panel demo. There was also an interview with the sales team. After I submitted everything, I was told I'd hear back within a few days. Instead, communication stalled. I eventua…
- Stubhub Software Engineer interview with a 75-minute pair programming roundStubhub · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Apr 2024Rejected
My interview process started with an HR behavioral round, followed by a CodeSignal assessment and then a face-to-face technical sequence. The technical portion included a 75-minute pair programming round and a system design round. The process ended after the system design interview, and I was rejected at that final technical stage. It felt like a typical multi-round pipeline, but the rejection se…
- Three Video Rounds on Verification and PCIeAMD · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Apr 2024Offer
I'm based in Vancouver, Canada, and wanted to share my AMD interview experience from back then. I moved to AMD in 2022 from another chip company. The Vancouver site didn't have an office yet at the time, so the whole process was video interviews. There were 3 rounds in total, 2 of them technical, each about 1 hour. Overall it was mostly Verification plus the PCIe protocol. On the Verification sid…
